True stories of Law & order
Subtitle: the real crimes behind the best episodes of the hit TV show
By: Kevin Dwyer and Juré Fiorillo.
Contributors: Fiorillo, Juré.
Publisher: Berkley Boulevard
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780425211908
Subjects: Law & order (Television program); Crime -- United States -- Case studies; Criminal investigation -- United States -- Case studies; Trials -- United States -- Case studies; Crime on television
Genres: Case studies.
Other titles: True stories of Law and order; Law & order (Television program)
Description: Part of the reason millions of fans tune in to Law & Order is the gritty realism of its storytelling. The monumentally popular show has included many episodes inspired by actual cases ripped from the headlines. Here are the fascinating and shocking facts behind 25 of the hit show's most popular episodes--and, just as in the television drama, the actual crime is just the beginning, as you follow these cases from the initial stages of the investigation through the trial and up to the often controversial verdicts.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-260).